Poverty Data and Research Links

Joint Center for Poverty Research
JCPR concentrates on the causes and consequences of poverty in American and the effectiveness of policies aimed at reducing poverty.
http://www.jcpr.org/

Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI)
The RUPRI conducts policy-relevent research and facilitates public dialogue to assist policymakers in understanding the rural impacts of public policies and programs.
http://www.rupri.org/

Institute for Research on Poverty
The Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) is a university-based center for research into the causes and consequences of poverty and social inequality in the United States .
http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/irp/

Center for Law and Social Policy
A national public interest law firm with expertise in both law and policy affecting the poor; publications; newsletter; links
http://www.clasp.org/

Poverty Guidelines, Research, and Measurement
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
poverty guidelines (program eligibility figures) since 1996; papers and references on poverty lines and poverty measurement
http://www.clasp.org/